Food festivals in Fort Collins worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Fort Collins worth planning a trip around, by month.
Taste of Fort Collins packs Washington Park with food vendors, artisan stalls and headline stages; the 2026 edition moved from June to 26-27 September.
Focus: Food trucks and Colorado vendors with headline music
Tip: Single-day passes run about 27 dollars and children under 12 enter free; the 2026 headliners are Modest Mouse and Lil Jon.
Fort Collins Beer Week runs one week and about 20 breweries each late June, the Fort Collins Brewers Association's citywide run of collabs and tastings.
Focus: Craft beer across about 20 breweries
Tip: The 2026 edition ran 22-28 June with a ticketed Beerfest at The Drake Centre; individual taproom events are mostly free.
Tour de Fat is New Belgium Brewing's costumed bike parade and beer carnival at its Linden Street campus in Fort Collins, returning 29 August 2026.
Focus: Beer, food trucks and a costumed bike parade
Tip: Ride a bike in costume like everyone else; proceeds have historically supported cycling nonprofits, and food trucks ring the lawn.
Ciao, Summer! gathers twelve session beers, all 5.5% or lower, at Horse and Dragon Brewing in Fort Collins each September to send the season off.
Focus: Session beers at 5.5% ABV or below
Tip: The 2026 edition lands 20 September at the brewery on Racquette Drive; tickets come from Horse and Dragon directly.
Great Plates of Downtown Fort Collins runs 1-14 March with special menus across Old Town restaurants, raising funds for the Food Bank for Larimer County.
Focus: Fixed-price menus across downtown restaurants
Tip: CooperSmith's and most Old Town kitchens run multi-course deals; book the big rooms early because the two weeks fill fast.
The Fort Collins Peach Festival fills Civic Center Park each August with peach pie, peach cocktails, live music and food trucks, run by local Rotary clubs.
Focus: Palisade peaches, peach pie and craft drinks
Tip: The 2026 date is 15 August, 11:00-19:00; ten dollars at the gate, under-12s free, and the Rotary clubs return the proceeds to local nonprofits.
FoCo Fall Fest closes Old Town Square and nearby streets in Fort Collins on 10-11 October 2026, free entry with 100-plus vendors, food trucks and bars.
Focus: Food trucks, restaurants and event bars in Old Town
Tip: Entry is free and surrounding streets pedestrianise for the weekend; treat it as an eating crawl between the vendor rows.
The Fort Collins Winter Brewfest pours tasters from 17 local breweries at The Drake Centre, an indoor February afternoon organised by Mythmaker Brewing.
Focus: Unlimited tasters from 17 Fort Collins breweries
Tip: The 2026 edition ran 28 February, 14:00-18:00 with VIP entry an hour early; watch Mythmaker Brewing's channels for the next date.
The Fort Collins Foodie Walk opens downtown culinary shops for free tastings and showcases every third Friday of the month from 17:00 to 20:00.
Focus: Downtown culinary shops and tastings
Tip: It is free and self-guided; scan the QR code at each participating shop to enter the monthly gift-basket draw.
The FoCo Food Truck Rally parks a rotating cast of local trucks and free live music at City Park in Fort Collins every summer Tuesday evening.
Focus: Rotating local food trucks with live music
Tip: The 2026 season runs Tuesdays from mid-May to mid-September from 17:30; leashed dogs welcome, and the truck list posts weekly.